Name Drops: How many MLB baseball players can you name that their first and last name start with same letter?

 Adrian "Cap"Anson  - Chicago White Stockings

 Barry Bonds - San Francisco Giants

 Charlie Comiskey - St. Louis Browns

 Don Drysdale - Los Angeles Dodgers

 Eric Erickson - Washington Senators

 Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves

 Gene Garber - Atlanta Braves

 Harry Heilmann - Detroit Tigers

 I - N/A

 Joe Jackson "Shoeless" - Cleveland Indians

 Kevin Kouzmanoff - San Diego Padres

 Lance Lynn - St. Louis Cardinals

 Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees

 Nyls Nyman - Chicago White Sox

 Ovral Overall - Chicago Cubs

 Placido Polanco - Philadelphia Phillies

 Q -N/A

 Robin Roberts - Philadelphia Phillies

 Sammy Sosa - Chicago Cubs

 Troy Tulowitzki - Colorado Rockies

 Ugueth Urbina - Montreal Expos

 Vito Valentinetti - Cleveland Indians

 Willie Wilson - Kansas City Royals

 X N/A

 Yasuhiko Yabuta - Kansas City Royals

 Zip Zabel - Chicago Cubs

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Saturday Morning Chatter: Barry Bonds Maya Moore Anthony Robles etc

Barry Bonds - Verdict: Guilty of one charge and misz trial on 3 more.

Carlos Delgado - Retires due to hip just won't take another season. Left the game with 473 home runs.

Andrew Bynum: The big man has a knee injury could keep him ineffective in the NBA Playoffs.

Maya Moore - Number 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. The Naismith Award winner for the second time and the John Wooden Award in 2011 will take her talent she displayed at UConn where she won two national titles and was part of the longest run in women's college basketball. The Lynx were only 13-21 last year getting the displeaure of get the first pick overall? Well the bad season last year should turn into instant success with a true winner ripping down the boards and scoring without abandon. Playing with the pros on the women's US nationals team that won a gold medal should give us all insight in how well she will do. A four time all american at UConn could translate into all star apperences in the future.


Pete Rose - The best player to still be ousted by the Hall of Fame turns 70 years old.

Josh Hamilton - Breaks arm near shoulder sliding into home on DL could be out 6 to 8 weeks!

Adrian Gonzalez - Signed with the Boston Red Sox for $154 million over 7 years!

Anthony Robles - Arizona State one legged wrestler wins NCAA title in the 125 pound weight class.

Cartoon Time!!!

SI Vintage John Madden 8.27.1990 British Open, Ernie Els, Montreal Expos

This is Monday Night and Football Night. So, I thought I would throw in a few Madden links to help get you ready for some football! 

Cover:

Who else does Monday Night Football better than John Madden? The cover has him at his best in a nice easy chair with a remote getting ready for football.

Side note: Tonights game features the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins.

On the Bench:

1. Opening article is the ABC Monday Night Football with Al Michaels and John Madden. The storyline revolves around SI and Madden in a Q&A. SI even asked about the bus.

2. We turn to golf and the British Open with the winner Ernie Els.

3. Next, the issues of losing for Frank Robinson and the Monteal Expos. Remember them? They had a few greats Moises Alou, Vladimir Guerrero, and Larry Walker.

4. Boxing in form of defending the welterweight title Vernon Forrest defeated "Sugar" Shane Mosley makes number four on this list.

5. Training camps took a new twist with the death of Korey Stringer and the Vikings and their scrutiny they had to overcome.

6. Homerun Ball Hysteria - The historic 73rd homerun ball of Barry Bonds and the men who fought over it. Alex Popov and Patrick Hayashi battled in the grandstands and in the courtroom for the record breaking ball.

Well thats another installment of SI Vintage. Keep coming back for more issues and more fun!

SI Vintage Cowboys and Raiders 8.27.1990 Troy Aikman, Barry Bonds, Boris Becker

Thought I would start off my vintage look into Sports Illustrated with a cover that fits the times. With the Raiders looking great and the Cowboys getting "Crunched" I thought I would get a visual reflection.
The Cover:

 A nice view of Troy Aikman feeling the Oakland Defensesman Mike Wise getting the sack brings awareness of how bad the 1990 Season was for the Dallas Cowboys. For the fans of the Cowboys they are wishing for a better outcome to 2010. Well, I guess miracles do happen, will it happen in big D?
The Line Up:
1. BrawlGame! The article covers the melees in baseball that were affecting the game! Some of the players depicted fighting were Pedro Guerrero, Bob Gibson, and Don Drysdale. Joe Medwick. One picture shows a great black eye on Tony Conigliaro which came from the fist of "Ducky" Joe Medwick.

2. Still a long way to go: Dallas Cowboys after its 1-15 season in 1989 was in a big hole in the early season of 1990. As the head coach, Jimmy Johnson was building a dynasty for the future with a core of great players. But, the 1990 season was still under .500 with a 7-9 record and a few wins a way from the famous saying "How 'bout them Cowboys".

3. "I Deserve My Turn": The story is about Steve Huffman and his relationship with Notre Dame's head coach Lou Holtz. Lou calling Steve a "quitter" started a big fiasco that excalated with Huffman calling out the school and the use of steroids.

4. Good as it gets: Betsy King and her great win at Wykagyl with a 9 under par 63.

5. Fascinating Rhythm: Horseracing and the Travelers Stakes at Saratoga racetrack with the horse Rhythm winning it all.

6. The Push is On: Atlantans were working hard to get the 1996 Olympics in their city. We all know that was the year of the infamous car bombing, The 1996 Olympics did have some great memories winning many medals. The wins of Michael Johnson, women's gymnastics team,  Mia Hamm getting gold in womens soccer, and the 1996 Dream Team II were all captivating to watch.

7. The Lone Rider: First place was for the Pittsburg Pirates led by Jim Leyland and slugger Barry Bonds. The story is about Jim and how he managed the team to eventually a disappointing record.

8. Eye of the Tiger: Winning and losing in tennis and the life of Boris Becker. A great 11 page article on how he played the game and lived the life. There is a great photo with Sylvester Stallone included in the article.

All in all the magazine was filled with great reading and a nice trip down memory lane.